Žarnovica, sacral monuments and pilgrimage sites

Bethlehem in Banska Stiavnica is one of the largest wooden, movable Bethlehem in Slovakia. The carving shows the form of the history, development and tradition of the historic mining town of Banska Stiavnica. Woodcarving is composed of three parts, respectively is divided into three themes. The first motive is mining gold and silver. The knockers as underground rulers are the basis of this section. You can see mining, gold panning and washing ore and exported from its mines and subsequent crushing,...